After the arrival of Leonardo Balerdi, Luan Peres and William Saliba, Olympique de Marseille wishes to recruit an additional central defender. The Phocen club are said to have come to an agreement with Serbian Nikola Maksimovic, free after the end of his Naples contract.
Nikola Maksimovic also interests Inter Milan and FC Sville.
Pablo Longoria repeated it again on Saturday, on the sidelines of the friendly match against Villarreal (2-1), Olympique de Marseille has not completed its recruitment.
The Marseille president wants to strengthen the side posts and compensate for the possible departure of striker Dario Benedetto.
An agreement with Maksimovic
But that’s not all. Apparently, OM are considering the signing of a fourth central defender after those of Leonardo Balerdi, Luan Peres and William Saliba. This time, Sky Italia journalist Gianluca Di Marzio cites the name of Nikola Maksimovic (29), already coveted last summer, and who finds himself free after the end of his Naples contract (17 Serie A games in 2020- 2021). The phocen club would take the opportunity to agree with the Serbian international (25 selections) on the salary plan. But the operation is not yet finalized.
Indeed, OM would be forced to push several players to the exit before registering the arrival of this large size (1.93m) including passing through Torino and the Red Star of Belgrade. Besides Benedetto, we know that the management is waiting for the departures of Boubacar Kamara and Duje Caleta-Car. These exits do not seem imminent, a situation which could allow Inter Milan and FC Sville to convince Maksimovic.
Longoria in hand
It remains to be seen whether the former Napoli player represents a mere opportunity in the market or if Longoria really wants to add a central defender in addition to Peres, Saliba, Balerdi, Alvaro Gonzalez and Jordan Amavi, the left side coach Jorge Sampaoli seems. prefer in its hinge three central. The second hypothesis is not excluded for a team determined to shine in the Europa League.
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